Nicole Kidman Is In Talks To Join ‘Wonder Woman’

Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman may bring some major star power to the Patty Jenkins-directed ‘Wonder Woman’. Although Warner Brothers had no comment, Kidman is reportedly in talks to play a high ranking Amazon warrior alongside Gal Gadot.

If she signs the dotted line, Kidman will only be the third actor confirmed for the comic book adaptation, following Gadot and Chris Pine, who is playing the romantic lead Steve Trevor. The film will reportedly take place in different time frames and the villains are rumored to be Ares the God of War and sorceress Circe. Just an observation, Circe has been depicted as having red hair– a trait Kidman is also famous for.

Circe, though also of Greek myth-origin, isn’t actually an Amazon in the comics, but the film could very well deviate from the source material. ‘Man of Steel’ after all, deviated quite a bit from comic continuity and the rumors regarding the other DC films imply that the same will hold true for further installments.

Of course another possibility is that Kidman may play Queen Hippolyta (right), Wonder Woman’s mother. Hippolyta leads the Amazons, one of the mightiest armies of the ancient world. But after a crushing defeat at the hands of Hercules, Hippolyta and her forces settled on the hidden island of Themyscira in the Bermuda Triangle, where they dwelled isolated from the modern world.

On the classic ‘Wonder Woman’ TV series, Hippolyta was played by Beatrice Straight and later (and more famously) Carolyn Jones (also known as Morticia Addams on the original ‘The Addams Family’).

There is one other possibility for Kidman’s role, albeit a more remote one: Artemis, a red-haired Amazon from a renegade tribe who briefly replaced Diana as Wonder Woman. She has appeared in various adaptations and her depiction have varied. Sometimes she is a rival of Diana’s. Sometimes she is an ally.

But though still quite a Glamazon, Kidman may not be a suitable physical rival for Gadot’s Diana.

If Kidman signs on to ‘Wonder Woman’, this will actually mark her second big screen DC movie. In 1995, she played Dr. Chase Meridian, the female lead in ‘Batman Forever’ opposite Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Would you like to see Nicole Kidman in ‘Wonder Woman’? If so, who should she play?

Jason Motes

Jason's earliest memory is of watching 'Batman,' followed shortly by a memory of playing Batman & Robin with a friend, which entailed running outside in just their underwear and towels as capes. When adults told them they couldn't run around outside in their underwear, both boys promptly whipped theirs off and ran around in just capes. Jason's father gamely agreed to read him comic books as bedtime stories instead of 'Snow White.' (Super Friends being his favorite.) Jason saw all of the original Star Wars movies (and Indiana Jones and Superman and Star Trek...) in the theaters. Yes, he is old. And grew up in the most GEEKTASTIC decade ever, the 80s, devouring a steady diet of GI Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power and (best of all) Jem! (It totally counts as sci fi! They had a sentient computer that projected holograms!) Jason has studied literature, journalism, film history and has a degree in creative writing (and a minor in psychology) from the University of South Alabama. He has worked as a technical writer and proofreader. These days, most of his creative energy goes into his blog and writing for this site! He lives with the cutest puppies ever.